Scanner for 5-22-2015

Indiana State Police

Early Friday morning, Indiana State Police Trooper David E. Cox Jr. was patrolling Interstate 70 in Putnam County, when he was alerted by police dispatch to a possible impaired driver eastbound near the 43-mile marker, two miles east of Cloverdale

A concerned motorist had called 911 to report an eastbound brown 2003 Oldsmobile Bravada driving erratically, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported.

At 1:35 a.m., Trooper Cox spotted the vehicle driving erratically in the eastbound lanes near the 48-mile marker.

After stopping the vehicle and conversing with the driver, Cox noticed several indicators of possible alcohol impairment

The driver, Kimmy E. Gable, 58, of Missouri, was given a roadside field sobriety test and failed.

A subsequent certified breath test at the Putnam County Jail revealed he was .13 percent blood-alcohol content (BAC).

Gable was incarcerated in the Putnam County Jail on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Trooper Cox was assisted by Trooper Jonathan Cumbie.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department assisted with three medical runs and two other dispatches recently.

* At 2:09 p.m. Friday, GFD assisted with a motor vehicle accident on Franklin Street behind Dairy Castle. The department assisted with clean up.

* At 4:09 p.m. Friday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 413 S. Locust St. The alarm was set off due to cooking.

Information included in the Putnam Scanner is taken from reports provided to the Banner Graphic by the Greencastle Police, the Greencastle Fire and the Putnam County Sheriff's departments.

Individuals listed in the blotter have been arrested on probable cause and have not been formally charged. Charging information may change after an initial arrest.

Questions about listed charging information should be directed to the arresting agency.